| Subject: Cheney opposes gay marriage ban (Washington Post, 25 August) |
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Perry
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Date Posted: Wednesday, August 25, 02:41:16pm
In reply to:
Brenton Clutterbuck
's message, "Little Johnny" on Sunday, August 22, 03:52:39am
Virtually on the eve of the Republican National Convention, Cheney for the first time ever publicly breaks with the president -- and on a key plank of his party's draft platform at that.
Responding to a woman in the audience who asked what he thought, in his heart, about "homosexual marriages," this is what Cheney said:
"Lynne and I have a gay daughter, so it's an issue that our family is very familiar with. We have two daughters, and we have enormous pride in both of them. They're both fine young women. They do a superb job, frankly, of supporting us. And we are blessed with both our daughters.
"With respect to the question of relationships, my general view is that freedom means freedom for everyone. People ought to be able to free -- ought to be free to enter into any kind of relationship they want to.
"The question that comes up with respect to the issue of marriage is what kind of official sanction, or approval is going to be granted by government, if you will, to particular relationships. . . .
"I made clear four years ago when I ran and this question came up in the debate I had with Joe Lieberman that my view was that that's appropriately a matter for the states to decide, that that's how it ought to best be handled. . . .
"[A]t this point, say, my own preference is as I've stated. But the President makes basic policy for the administration. And he's made it clear that he does, in fact, support a constitutional amendment on this issue."
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